Assistant Professor in Communication Arts
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Rebecca Mushtare is a visual artist working in both the physical and virtual realms. Her work is often inspired by observation and curiosity, and guided by research. Her creative work spans a range of media including: installation, physical computing, performance, lenticular and digital prints, artist books, software, and dyed/manipulated fabrics. Current research interests include games for change, artists combining craft with technology, interdisciplinary uses of software and cyborgs. Documentation of Mushtare’s projects can be found at http://www.cyberthread.net. Rebecca teaches courses in digital and creative media.

Recent Publications:

Mushtare, Rebecca. “Confessions of a Feminist Cyborg.” Beyond Burning Bras: Feminist Activism for Everyone. Ed. Laura Finley and Emily Reynolds Stringer. Praeger, 2010. Print.

Mushtare, Rebecca. “Failing is NOT an Option.” Spring 2009: Defining and Promoting Student Success: A National Symposium, Web. http://www.nyu.edu/frn/publications/defining.success/Mushtare.html

Recent Presentations/Productions:

humanities + digital: visual interpretations conference. MIT, Cambridge, MA. Short Presentation, “The Process of Visualizing Data As A Mode of Inquiry.”

“Spatial Dialogue.” Choreographed by Nancy Lushington. Fall Dance Repetoire, Theresa Lang Theatre, Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY (December 10 – 12). Digital Media Designer.

6th Annual Meeting of the Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges & Universities: “Teaching and Learning the Hudson Valley: Building Capacity for Place-Based Education” Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY. Co-Panelist & Co-Moderator with Alessandra Leri: “Environmental Studies and Digital Media”

Co-Presenters: Dana Edell and Giovanna Chesler. “Service Learning in Creative Media” Service-Learning Symposium: “Beyond the Classroom: Co-Educating Students in the Service-Learning Partnership.” NYMAPS: City College of New York. New York, NY. May 5, 2009.

Selected Recent Exhibitions:

Repurposes, Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va. March 20 – April 18, 2010.

Art Daze Teaching Artists, Aldrich Museum, Connecticut. Summer 2009.

Pieced Together. Hewitt Gallery of Art. Marymount Manhattan College. New York, NY. November 3 – December 2, 2008.